Pointe-Claire
Pointe-Claire is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada; population 30, 624 (2007 Decree Quebec Government).
Pointe-Claire offers an impressive range of services to its residents. Strategically located and well served by a modern transportation network, Pointe-Claire has been able to maintain its local identity while adapting to the demands of an urban contemporary lifestyle. Along with the other municipalities on the island of Montreal, it was merged with the city of Montreal on January 1, 2002 by the provincial government. On June 20, 2004, referendums were held in the boroughs of Montreal that had recently been merged to determine whether or not there was popular support to reinstate them as their own separate entities. As a result, Pointe-Claire was reinstated as a city on January 1, 2006.
The area remains is known in the sports world for its contributions to competitive swimming and diving, and has sent several Canadian athletes to the Summer Olympic Games. It is also the hometown of musician Sam Roberts and British tennis star Greg Rusedski.
Pointe-Claire is on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis. It is bordered on the east by Dorval, on the north by Dollard-Des Ormeaux, and on the west by Kirkland and Beaconsfield. |
